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Thursday, July 21, 2022

Celebrating our Graduates!

The Department of Law and Legal Studies would like to extend a huge congratulations to all of our graduates from the past two and a half years. Although some may have had to wait a little longer to have their moment to walk across the stage at convocation, we are so proud of their... More

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

Dr. Dawn Moore awarded Law for the Future Grant

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is pleased to share that faculty member Dr. Dawn Moore has been awarded a grant under the Law for the Future Fund from the Canadian Bar Association to study the viability of prison abolition in Canada Please join us in congratulating Dr. Moore in this outstanding accomplishment!... More

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Professor Danika Littlechild awarded $24 million federal research grant

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is pleased to share that faculty member Danika Littlechild has been named a co-principal investigator in a $24,000,000 federally funded biodiversity and Indigenous health project called Ărramăt: Strengthening Health and Well-Being through Indigenous-Led Conservation and Sustainable Relationships with... More

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is sad to share the news of the passing of Alan Hunt

  The Department of Law and Legal Studies is saddened to share the news of the passing of Alan Hunt, former Chancellor’s Professor in Sociology and Law. Hunt passed away on December 8, 2021 with his partner, Rosalind Allchin by his side. Hunt came to Carleton as a visitor in the departments of Law and... More

Friday, November 19, 2021

Celebrating our Medal Winning Fall 2021 Graduates

Each year the Department of Law and Legal Studies has the pleasure of celebrating the successes of their graduating students. This November we are highlighting three recent graduates of our undergraduate programs who have been awarded medals in recognition of the academic performance. We wish them all the best in their future endeavours!... More

Friday, November 19, 2021

Graduate Student Research Spotlight

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud to celebrate the journeys and successes of this years’ cohort of students graduating with a MA in Legal Studies or PhD in Legal Studies. Please find research highlights for some of our recent graduates below. We wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Congratulations... More

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Dr. William Hébert and Dr. Michael Christensen Awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grants

Dr. William Hébert and Dr. Michael Christensen are two recipients of this year's SSHRC Insight Development Grants. These grants support research in its early stages, enabling “the development of new research questions, as well as experimentation with new methods, theoretical approaches and/or ideas.” Learn more about their research below.... More

Friday, October 29, 2021

Dr. Melanie Adrian Receives Prestigious OCUFA Teaching Award

Department of Law and Legal Studies faculty member, Dr. Melanie Adrian, has received Ontario's highest teaching honour, the OCUFA Teaching Award! Dr. Adrian's commitment to teaching excellence is evident in her commitment to incorporating innovative pedagogy and approaches to facilitating student discussion and participation.   In addition to... More

Friday, August 20, 2021

Prof. Dale Spencer named FPA Research Excellence Chair

Professor Dale Spencer has been named the 2021 Faculty of Public Affairs Research Excellence Chair. Prof. Spencer’s research on violence, victimization, the Sixties Scoop, and settler-colonial projects, and digital worlds and the young people who engage with them, is both innovative and responsive to the important and often under-examined... More

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Graduate Student Research Spotlight

The Department of Law and Legal Studies is proud of all of our graduate students. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the research of some of our recent graduates as we wish them all the best in their future endeavors. Congratulations class of 2021!   Robyn O'Loughlin, PhD Robyn O’Loughlin is... More

Monday, June 28, 2021

An Interview with Poet and Human Rights Defender Ketty Nivyabandi

As part of the Activist in Residence Interview Series, The Department of Law and Legal Studies' Activist in Residence, Rehana Hashmi, and Feminist Advocate and Educator Donna Johnson, interviewed poet and human rights defender Ketty Nivyabandi to learn more about her activist journey. About Ketty Nivyabandi Ketty joined Amnesty International... More

Wednesday, June 23, 2021

BA Graduate Rayon Finnikin Supports Marginalized Youth

Rayon Finnikin grew up in Bethel Town, Westmoreland, a community near Montego Bay, Jamaica. In his youth, he came to Canada as a refugee to start his life over. “I came to Canada with little to no confidence because I grew up thinking that I would never be able to reach university,” Finnikin says. “To... More

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